Data Analyst I - Kelsey - Seybold Clinic - Patient Access Center - Pearland

Explore opportunities with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses. Work with one of the nation's leading health care organizations and build your career at one of our 40+ locations throughout Houston. Be part of a team that is nationally recognized for delivering coordinated and accountable care. As a multi-specialty clinic, we offer care from more than 900 medical providers in 65 medical specialties. Take on a rewarding opportunity to help drive higher quality, higher patient satisfaction and lower total costs. Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Patient Access Center (PAC) Analytics team exists to monitor and improve patient scheduling and access across Kelsey-Seybold.

If you are located in Pearland, TX, you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• The PAC Data Analyst provides actionable insights through analysis of scheduling patterns, service levels, patient utilization, and financial modeling-including utilization metrics, payer mix, and reimbursement structures-to identify access gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement
• Along with historical analysis to inform future performance, insights, and guidance. This role requires experience in the healthcare industry with a strong understanding of provider scheduling, appointment workflows, visit types, and patient access metrics, enabling the analyst to create accurate reports, dashboards, and analyses that support leadership decision-making
• The Analyst also partners with clinical, operational, and business teams to enhance patient experience, optimize capacity management, evaluate campaign effectiveness, and drive initiatives that improve access and overall operational performance

• The Data Analyst I provides patient access data, reporting and other actionable information to the PAC Management Team and other departments regarding the business units, process, products and/or service lines as directed by the manager

• Creating/producing access reports, analysis required to understand the key drivers of the relevant business unit or service line
• Helping to develop the systems and processes that are the foundation for reporting and analysis

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in data analysis, decision support, medical economics, healthcare informatics, or managed healthcare or equivalent combination of education and experience to demonstrate ability to succeed in healthcare analytics
• Driver's license and access to reliable transportation
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience writing, debugging and documenting complex queries against relational databases
• Experience in the healthcare industry with understanding of data in healthcare organizations (including provider scheduling, appointment workflows, visit types, patient access metrics, and an understanding of financial modeling within healthcare operations such as utilization metrics, payer mix, and reimbursement structures)
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and report on business units, products or service lines
• Demonstrated analytical/modeling skills with ability to convert raw data into actionable business insights

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $60,200 to $107,400 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

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